Ontario man shocked after wheel comes loose and causes nearly $7,000 in damage
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A Midland, Ont. man was shocked when he was driving down the road and his front wheel came loose from his car.
A Midland, Ont. man was shocked when he was driving down the road and his front wheel came loose from his car.
"The tire just sort of came right off. It was pretty scary, it's something you don't really expect,” said Greg Pulver.
It's recommended you get your wheels retorqued following a tire change after driving about 100 kilometres, but many people either forget or feel it's not necessary.
Pulver was driving his 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage, which had the winter tires switched to summer tires just five days earlier at an oil change shop that also offered tire services.
He had driven about 250 kilometres when the wheel came loose causing damage to the wheel hub, fenders and undercarriage of the car totaling $6,700.
Pulver complained to the tire shop that the wheel must have been installed incorrectly.
"If the tires are put on properly there really shouldn't be a concern they could come loose so soon after a tire change,” he said.
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